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Why is the ethnic composition of Belgium very complex? |
| Answer» Though a small country, Belgium indeed has a far more complex ethnic composition. About 59% of the Belgian population are concentrated in the Flemish region and are Dutch speakers. Following them comes the French population who constitute about 40% of the whole population and are concentrated in the Wallonia region. The remaining 1% constitute the German speakers who are concentrated in the eastern regions of the country. Unfortunately, there occurred regional disparities between the Dutch speakers who were numerically major but financially minor in Belgium and French who were numerically minor but financially major in the country. Things were even worse in the capital, Brussels with French (80%) and Dutch (20%). | |